The 6-foot-11 Jones earned honorable mention All-American honors after helping lead the Bears to a school-record 30 wins. In 33 starts as a sophomore, Jones averaged 13.5 points and 7.6 rebounds in 30.7 minutes, roughly equal to the numbers he posted during his freshman season (13.9 points and 7.2 rebounds). Jones recorded nine double-doubles, three 20-point, 10-rebound games, and had 11 games with 10-plus boards in 2011-12.

NBA scouts have compared Jones to the likes of LaMarcus Aldridge, Tracy McGrady and Kevin Garnett, according to NBA.com's David Aldridge. But Jones, who has the ability to play either forward position, has been painted with the same brush as Connecticut center Andre Drummond: immense talent, questionable motor. He is projected to go as high as No. 7 in the draft, but it's very possible he'll be available when the Blazers are on the clock at No. 11.

Chad Ford, ESPN.com (Insider): Jones wowed early. He's unusually quick and fluid for a player his size. While he's not a lights-out shooter, he's got a nice stroke and knocked down 7-of-15 from NBA 3-point range in one drill. He's also a solid ball handler for his size and looked very comfortable running all the drills on the perimeter.
What was most impressive was his explosiveness in the paint. When Jones hit the lane, he blasted off the ground for a number of thunderous, highlight-reel dunks.
In many ways he reminded me of another unusually big wing -- Paul George. George measured 6-foot-10 in Indiana Pacers training camp and played the 2 and 3 all season for Indiana.

NBA draft prospects

Sam Amick, SI.com: Truth be told, though, even this well-constructed pre-draft program won't clear the memory banks of scouts and executives who spent the last two years wondering why Jones didn't do more. It could be argued that he has more raw talent than anyone in the draft, yet he could turn out to be a late lottery pick (I have him going tenth to New Orleans in my first mock draft). Of all the high-profile prospects being so seriously scrutinized, no one has more convincing left to do than Jones.

Jonathan Givony, DraftExpress.com: Jones is somewhat of a jack-of-all-trades, master of none, as he can do a little of everything, but nothing in his game is especially polished. He does not have a consistent means of putting the ball in the basket, and he goes through long stretches where he doesn't have any impact on the game, although part of that may have to do with the way he was utilized.
He sees the biggest share of his possessions in the post, either with his back to the basket, or facing up from the mid-post. He doesn't really have the strength or toughness to be overly effective backing opponents down, but his excellent size, length and quickness allows him to get shots off here with relative ease. &lt;a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/6293518/"&gt;Perry Jones: draft or pass?&lt;/a&gt;David Aldridge, NBA.com: Jones is too talented to be a bust. The question is, will he be a star in the NBA or a contributor?
"Good wing man, but he ain't the guy," one veteran scout said. "You're drafting Perry as the guy, you obviously don't know what you're doing. He's still young and still growing into stepping up and being accounted for."
One Pacific scout was put off by Jones' -- who is 6-foot-11, by the way -- anemic 0.6 blocked shots per game.
"He hasn't shown me he can do anything except look pretty in the warmup line," the scout said. "He doesn't block shots. He's never blocked shots! Sullinger blocks more shots than him."

NBADraft.net: A super athletic forward with an enormous upside … His explosiveness and physical package put him in a very rare group of players even at the top level … Possesses the versatility to play inside and on the perimeter … He is extremely fast, using his long and powerful strides to cover great distance in a very short time … A very natural and smooth athlete, he is able to change direction and get off the ground (even on 2nd and 3rd jumps) with ease … Has the ability and confidence to handle the ball in the open court and is willing to push it out in transition once he gets it off the glass … Shows an intriguing repertoire of moves off the dribble (going to both hands), add to that his extremely long and fairly quick first step and it makes for a very difficult weapon to match up with off the bounce.

SwishScout.com: While he doesn’t have a real set NBA position and its unclear how a team chooses to use him, he does have versatility that can make him valued in a scheme. You can play him in the paint at power forward or even go big with him at small forward with his skill and athleticism. He could be a star in the league if he had a better grasp of how to use his skill but its unlikely he reaches that level until he maximizes his full potential as a player. Even if he doesn’t, he could still be a starter.